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As Wall Street panics, Trump should share his Main Street long-term vision

On Sunday’s Maria Bartiromo show, President Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession this year amid a “period of transition” in the economy; on Monday the Dow dropped 2%, the Nasdaq 4%. There’s a connection here, but not strict causation. Markets are nervous over Trump’s tariffs; that the kick-in is on-again/off-again adds to the...

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L’Oreal recalls acne cream that may contain cancer-causing benzene 

Makeup company L’Oréal S.A. issued a recall on all lots of acne cream Effaclar Duo due to concern that benzene, a known carcinogen, is in the product. One year ago Valisure, an independent Connecticut testing lab, flagged acne products with benzoyl peroxide, like L’Oréal’s, could contain benzene. Valisure called upon the Food and Drug Administration...

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Cuomo’s scandals have cost NY taxpayers whopping $60M and counting in legal bills: bombshell state audit

New York taxpayers have coughed up a whopping $60 million in legal fees stemming from the scandals that ensnared Andrew Cuomo’s administration, according to a bombshell new state audit that comes as the former governor seeks to become mayor. The updated tally from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli sparked calls from other Democratic mayoral hopefuls for...

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President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai — before he dies in solitary confinement 

My family used to have a Chinese New Year tradition: We would gather at my father’s house, eat radish cakes and joke about who had gained the most weight during the holidays. Those celebrations ended four years ago. My father, Jimmy Lai, is sitting in solitary confinement in a Hong Kong prison. Sebastien Lai holds...

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Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University agitator detained by ICE for deportation, claims feds acted ‘unlawfully’ as he makes bid for release

The Columbia University protest ringleader busted by ICE agents and slated for deportation argued he should be released Monday, claiming the feds detained him illegally. Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a petition in Manhattan federal court claiming there was “no basis” for his arrest and detention Saturday at his university-owned apartment on the Upper West Side. The...

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Inside Island Black Friday where you can score anything for $12 — or under

Dozens of shoppers shielded against 40-mph winds on March 7 as they lined up outside Levittown’s Island Black Friday, knowing that once they got inside the store, they would find brand-new laptops, vacuum cleaners, cellphones and other valuable merchandise for only $12 apiece — and be entered for free in raffles to win luxury goods....

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Lawyers accidentally play porn at trial of former Colombian president

Prosecutors at the bribery trial of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe mistakenly showed a judge two bizarre and completely unrelated video files at a hearing on March 7.  Instead of playing a series of recorded telephone conversations related to Uribe’s case, prosecutor Marlene Orjuela first played a video of a little person holding a bottle...

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